"Days of Ash" continues U2's quarter century slide into irrelevance. It has some of Edge's best solos in years, true, but that's a low bar. Bono's lyrics are more cringeworthy than ever and that's saying something. I'm no U2 hater. On the contrary, I think the string of albums from War to Achtung Baby might be the greatest 5 album streak of any band. Ever. And The Joshua Tree is tied with Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime as my favorite and most listened to album of all time.
But facts are facts. And the fact is that U2 is washed up. Nobody needs this.
"Days of Ash" continues U2's quarter century slide into irrelevance. It has some of Edge's best solos in years, true, but that's a low bar. Bono's lyrics are more cringeworthy than ever and that's saying something. I'm no U2 hater. On the contrary, I think the string of albums from War to Achtung Baby might be the greatest 5 album streak of any band. Ever. And The Joshua Tree is tied with Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime as my favorite and most listened to album of all time.
But facts are facts. And the fact is that U2 is washed up. Nobody needs this.